1951 – In Muscatine on Wednesday, October 31, 1951, Dale wrote, “Worked 8 to 4:30. Colder, around 40°. Got 1 gallon alcohol in car – good to 18° above. Workers topped big tree in back yard. TV at night. Stan went tricks & treats.”
That New Car Itch
Nice Day
Good Dinner
The Usual Routine
Home At Last
Nice Visit
Homesick
‘Rommel’
Cap Sealing
Back To Work
On Sunday, October 21, 1951, Dale wrote, “Mother worked in Marie’s store in the morning. I went out to Wilma’s. Drove to Omaha from 2 to 5 P.M. Rested awhile & then to supper. Larsons let me read their Sunday paper. To bed 8 P.M.” Dale’s sister Marie and Ralph Kimmel owned a small grocery and convenience store in Osceola, above (their old store is on the right, their new store is on the left). Helen’s sister Wilma and George Casey owned a farm about two miles north of Osceola. Dale returned to TDY in Omaha, where he rented a room in the Larson home.
Omaha TDY
In Osceola on Saturday, October 20, 1951, for the weekend (on temporary duty from Muscatine at the Omaha plant), Dale wrote, “Louie and Ruth have a new living room set. Mother, Marie, Susan, and I went to Lloyd’s for dinner. Called Helen on the phone. Watched football on Marie’s TV in the afternoon.” Louie was Helen’s brother; Marie was Dale’s sister (Susan her daughter), and Lloyd was Dale’s brother. Omaha is 135 miles west of Osceola.
Pie And Coffee
Away from Muscatine on temporary duty at the Omaha alcohol plant, Dale drove to Osceola after work on Friday, October 19, 1951, for the weekend at Jettie’s home. He wrote, “Lloyd, Marie, Susan, Mother and I had pie and coffee after a football game.” Lloyd was Dale’s brother, Marie was Dale’s sister, and Susan was Marie’s daughter.